如下句——Look at that bird. It sits on the branch of a tree near its nest.
中near its nest修饰的应该是tree,而不是branch或者sits吧?
如下句——Look at that bird. It sits on the branch of a tree near its nest.
中near its nest修饰的应该是tree,而不是branch或者sits吧?
【答】可以把 on the branch of a tree 分析为地点状语;near its nest 是介词短语作定语,修饰 a tree。
也可以这样分析:on the branch of a tree 和 near its nest 都是地点状语,前者是比较笼统的状语,后者是具体的状语。如:
"Where should I put this ?" "Over there on that shelf."(摘自张道真编著《现代英语用法词典》修订版 over there 词条,p.1623)在这个句子中,Over there 是比较笼统的地点状语,on that shelf 是具体的地点状语。